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Not one for politics but.

The long-awaited ''health star rating'' website, for food manufacturers to label their products with easy-to-understand nutritional information, was launched about midday on Wednesday, only to be pulled by 8pm that night.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... z2tN0TH0B3



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-08/s ... ed/5246990



worth reading if you are from Oz.

[Debs]

I gather the info on it wasn't too bad. I'm sure there was no industry lobbying

[carieoates]

Saw a bit on our news about a new free app which when you scan an item gives you a healthy alternative, if there is one, along with nutritional info. Looks good. Need to try it out in store, a bit dubious as I don't usually get a signal in supermarkets. It's called "food switch"

the contraversy continues

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-27/f ... ed/5286976

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-26/e ... rk/5283940

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-25/c ... sy/5283018

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-14/s ... ns/5261052